Characteristics of Life
Levels of Organization
Organ Systems
Relative Positions
Directional terms
100
All of the physical and chemical changes that occur in the body
What is metabolism?
100
Cells join together to form
What are tissues?
100
The transport of nutrients throughout the body
What is circulation?
100
The term that means nearer or close to
What is proximal?
100

towards the midline

what is medial?
200
The maintenance of a constant or stable internal environment
What is homeostasis?
200
basic building block of humans
What are cells?
200
kidneys
What is urinary system?
200
Means "above"
What is superior?
200

away from the midline

what is lateral

300

What is genetic molecule of life

What is DNA

300
parts of the cell
What are organelles?
300

Functions in bringing oxygen to your blood

What is respiratory system

300

below

What is inferior

300

Upright position with palms facing forward

What is the anatomical position?

400

What is the basic unit of life

cell

400

The smallest level of organization in humans

What are cells?

400

The body system that breaks down food

What is the digestive system?

400

Means in the front

What is anterior?

400

in the front

what is anterior?

500

Body system that included skin and sweat glands

What is integumentary

500

The brain and the spinal cord are part of what body system?

What is the nervous system

500

Names of all the body systems

What are integumentary, skeletal, muscular, urinary, respiratory, circulatory, reproductive and endocrine systems.

500

towards the midline

What is medial?

500

away from the surface

What is deep?

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